Bob Denver

Born in New Rochelle, NY on Jan. 9, 1935, Robert Osbourne Denver spent his formative years in Brownwood, TX before the family moved to Los Angeles while he was in his teens. His introduction to acting came largely under duress; he was forced to audition for a production of "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" by his speech teacher at Loyola Marymount, and landed, ironically enough, the role of a nervous young sailor. The experience helped to change Denver's focus from political science to drama, and after graduation, he studied acting at the Sylvia Herpolscheiemer Academy for Performing Arts while making ends meet as a mailman and a teacher at Corpus Christi School in Pacific Palisades.